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Tumidocarcinus giganteus
Taxonomy
Tumidocarcinus giganteus was named by Glaessner (1960). Its type specimen is NZGS DC 181, an exoskeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tangarakau River Gorge, which is in a Miocene/Miocene marine horizon in New Zealand.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1960 | Tumidocarcinus giganteus Glaessner p. 27 |
| 1992 | Tumidocarcinus giganteus Feldmann and Keys p. 11 |
| 2010 | Tumidocarcinus giganteus Schweitzer et al. p. 117 |
| 2018 | Tumidocarcinus giganteus Schweitzer et al. p. 16 fig. 10.3 |
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†Tumidocarcinus giganteus Glaessner 1960
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| M. F. Glaessner 1960 | A species reaching a very large size, up to 138 mm length and 146 mm width of the carapace, with the larger chela up to 103 mm high; the carapace somewhat flattened transversely, with four frontal teeth evenly spaced; posterior margin of the carapace not marked by a granulated ridge. |
Measurements
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Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Miocene or 15.97000 to 5.33300 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | New Zealand (North Island) | Tumidocarcinus giganteus (type locality: 202186) |